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How An Ex President Helped Traffic Cocaine Worth $10 Billion Into US
Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted in a US federal court on three counts, including cocaine importation and weapons offences.
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US Jails Honduran Ex-President For 45 Years On Drug Trafficking Charges
A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.
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US State Governor Pardons Over 175,000 Low-Level Marijuana Convictions
The governor of Maryland pardoned more than 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions on Monday, an executive action he said was aimed at addressing the disproportionate impact the state's drug policies have had on people of color.
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"Right Historical Wrongs": US State To Pardon 100,000 Marijuana Convicts
Maryland's governor will issue a mass pardon of drug offenses, US media reported Sunday, in a far-reaching move forgiving 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions across multiple decades.
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Biden Says He Won't Pardon Son Hunter After Gun Sentence
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would not pardon his son Hunter or commute any sentence following Hunter's conviction on charges of lying about his drug addiction while buying a handgun.
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"Will Respect Judicial Process": Joe Biden After Son Convicted In Gun Crimes
Joe Biden pledged Tuesday to "respect the judicial process" after his son Hunter, a former drug addict, was found guilty of gun charges in the first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president.
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Hunter Biden Found Guilty Of Lying About Drug Use To Buy Gun
President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun, a verdict Democrats may seize upon to counter Donald Trump's claim of a justice system weaponized against him.
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Jailed Ex-Cop Sanjiv Bhatt Convicted In 1996 Drug Seizure Case
A sessions court in Palanpur town of Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Wednesday convicted jailed former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a drug seizure case dating back to 1996.
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UK Jails Indian-Origin Couple For 33 Years For Exporting Half-Tonne Cocaine
An Indian-origin couple in the UK, whose extradition was sought by India on charges of the murder of their adopted son in Gujarat, has been sentenced to 33 years in prison each after being convicted of exporting more than half a tonne of cocaine.
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Indian-Origin Couple Jailed In UK For Exporting Over Half Tonne Cocaine To Australia
An Indian-origin couple in the UK, whose extradition was sought by India on charges of the murder of their adopted son in Gujarat, has been sentenced to 33 years in prison each after being convicted of exporting cocaine to Australia.
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3 Indian-Origin Men Who Sold Drugs On Dark Web Jailed For 24 Years In UK
A group of three Indian-origin men, including a man and his son, have been sentenced to 24 years in jail after being convicted of running what Scotland Yard described as a large-scale drug factory in west London.
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Singapore Executes Third Drug Trafficking Prisoner In Less Than A Week
Singapore executed a 39-year-old man who was convicted of trafficking heroin, the city-state's fifth hanging this year and the third in just over a week, authorities said on Thursday.
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Indian-Origin Man In UK Convicted Of Killing Friend Over Drugs Worth 5,000 Pounds
He had already pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, a charge his 26-year-old brother Raneel Poonia was found guilty of at the end of the trial.
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Singapore Executes First Woman Convict In Nearly 20 Years
Singapore on Friday hanged a 45-year-old citizen for drug trafficking, the city-state's first execution of a woman in nearly 20 years, officials said.
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For First Time In 20 Years, Death Penalty For Woman In Singapore
Singapore is set to hang two drug convicts this week, including the first woman to be sent to the gallows in nearly 20 years.
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How An Ex President Helped Traffic Cocaine Worth $10 Billion Into US
Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted in a US federal court on three counts, including cocaine importation and weapons offences.
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US Jails Honduran Ex-President For 45 Years On Drug Trafficking Charges
A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.
-
US State Governor Pardons Over 175,000 Low-Level Marijuana Convictions
The governor of Maryland pardoned more than 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions on Monday, an executive action he said was aimed at addressing the disproportionate impact the state's drug policies have had on people of color.
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"Right Historical Wrongs": US State To Pardon 100,000 Marijuana Convicts
Maryland's governor will issue a mass pardon of drug offenses, US media reported Sunday, in a far-reaching move forgiving 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions across multiple decades.
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Biden Says He Won't Pardon Son Hunter After Gun Sentence
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would not pardon his son Hunter or commute any sentence following Hunter's conviction on charges of lying about his drug addiction while buying a handgun.
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"Will Respect Judicial Process": Joe Biden After Son Convicted In Gun Crimes
Joe Biden pledged Tuesday to "respect the judicial process" after his son Hunter, a former drug addict, was found guilty of gun charges in the first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president.
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Hunter Biden Found Guilty Of Lying About Drug Use To Buy Gun
President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun, a verdict Democrats may seize upon to counter Donald Trump's claim of a justice system weaponized against him.
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Jailed Ex-Cop Sanjiv Bhatt Convicted In 1996 Drug Seizure Case
A sessions court in Palanpur town of Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Wednesday convicted jailed former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a drug seizure case dating back to 1996.
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UK Jails Indian-Origin Couple For 33 Years For Exporting Half-Tonne Cocaine
An Indian-origin couple in the UK, whose extradition was sought by India on charges of the murder of their adopted son in Gujarat, has been sentenced to 33 years in prison each after being convicted of exporting more than half a tonne of cocaine.
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Indian-Origin Couple Jailed In UK For Exporting Over Half Tonne Cocaine To Australia
An Indian-origin couple in the UK, whose extradition was sought by India on charges of the murder of their adopted son in Gujarat, has been sentenced to 33 years in prison each after being convicted of exporting cocaine to Australia.
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3 Indian-Origin Men Who Sold Drugs On Dark Web Jailed For 24 Years In UK
A group of three Indian-origin men, including a man and his son, have been sentenced to 24 years in jail after being convicted of running what Scotland Yard described as a large-scale drug factory in west London.
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Singapore Executes Third Drug Trafficking Prisoner In Less Than A Week
Singapore executed a 39-year-old man who was convicted of trafficking heroin, the city-state's fifth hanging this year and the third in just over a week, authorities said on Thursday.
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Indian-Origin Man In UK Convicted Of Killing Friend Over Drugs Worth 5,000 Pounds
He had already pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, a charge his 26-year-old brother Raneel Poonia was found guilty of at the end of the trial.
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Singapore Executes First Woman Convict In Nearly 20 Years
Singapore on Friday hanged a 45-year-old citizen for drug trafficking, the city-state's first execution of a woman in nearly 20 years, officials said.
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For First Time In 20 Years, Death Penalty For Woman In Singapore
Singapore is set to hang two drug convicts this week, including the first woman to be sent to the gallows in nearly 20 years.
